아스플레니움 불비페룸-[정명] Asplenium bulbiferum G.Forst.

과명	Aspleniaceae (꼬리고사리과)
속명	Asplenium (꼬리고사리속)
전체학명	[정명] Asplenium bulbiferum G.Forst.
추천명	아스플레니움 불비페룸
영문명	Fern Hen-and-chickens,Fern King-and-queen,Fern Mother,Fern Parsley,Spleenwort mother,Hen-and-chicken
추천명변경: 불비페룸아스플레니움 -> 아스플레니움 불비페룸

Asplenium bulbiferum, known as mother spleenwort, is a fern species native to New Zealand only. It is also called hen and chicken fern and, in the Māori language, pikopiko, mouku or mauku. Its fronds are eaten as a vegetable.

It grows small bulbils on top of its fronds. Once grown to about 5 cm (2.0 in), these offspring fall off and, provided the soil they land in is kept moist, develop a root system and grow into new ferns. This additional means of reproduction can be employed with greater ease than propagation by spores. There are a number of similar Southern Hemisphere species which have a similar mode of reproduction, including Asplenium daucifolium.

Asplenium bulbiferum commonly grows in most bush areas in New Zealand. It thrives in many situations from shade to partial sunlight.

Asplenium bulbiferum - Wikipedia